I don’t even know how to describe to you today’s event with the wheelchair.\u00a0 Aaron had a male nurse today he has never had before.\u00a0 He normally works on a different floor.\u00a0 He was a very nice guy, very attentive to Aaron, checked in on him quite frequently.\u00a0 One of the times (and I believe it was the last) he came in to check on Aaron he positioned himself between Aaron in his wheelchair and Aaron’s bed.\u00a0 Obviously he hadn’t heard of Aaron’s driving mishaps or he would have NEVER chose that spot to stand to talk to Aaron.\u00a0 Well, with no warning, Aaron’s head\u00a0went back into the headrest, which commands\u00a0the wheelchair, and the chair moved forward and pinned the nurse against the bed.\u00a0 I had to jump up out of my chair, run to the wheelchair, turn it off, then remove the brake from the bed and throw it into neutral to move the bed, so the poor guy could\u00a0get as far away from Aaron as possible!\u00a0\u00a0 The nurse was amazingly patient and understanding with Aaron.\u00a0 He was more concerned that Aaron may have gotten his feet twisted up somehow under the bed than he was for himself.\u00a0\u00a0 Not a good experience.\u00a0\u00a0 I know this isn’t very nice of me, but when I replay that scene in my mind, I can’t help but laugh.\u00a0 Just a little bit, though, a very little bit.\u00a0 Not an out and out chuckle or anything.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Aaron was on the trach collar when we (Aunt Deb and I) arrived this morning.\u00a0 He spent several hours with no oxygen, no trach collar, no ventilator.\u00a0 Just good old room air.\u00a0 And he did exceptionally well today.\u00a0 He wasn’t as worn out and sleepy as he has been.\u00a0 The mucous was in check and his appetite was good.\u00a0 Many things to be thankful for today.\u00a0 And when we left, he was still on the trach collar.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Aaron was a little bit blue earlier this afternoon.\u00a0 Sometimes it’s hard for him to realize his accomplishments and to see how far he has come since the accident.\u00a0 And sometimes when he’s down, he doesn’t especially want me to be the “cheerleader”;\u00a0 to talk about all the positives things and\u00a0downplay the negatives.\u00a0 Sometimes he needs to talk about those negative\u00a0feelings and today, we did.\u00a0 He was\u00a0 feeling pretty\u00a0depressed when a woman we had never seen before knocked on\u00a0the door to his room.\u00a0\u00a0She came in and introduced herself.\u00a0 She was a liaison for the facility in Harrisburg where Aaron will most likely go next to be weaned from the ventilator.\u00a0 She told Aaron she had just reviewed his chart and was so impressed over the progress he has made over the last few weeks and how hopeful she was for him.\u00a0 She said she was amazed that he looked as well as he did, she hadn’t expected to see someone so healthy and alert.\u00a0 This did wonders for him.\u00a0 He needed to hear those things from someone other than Mom and Aunt Deb.\u00a0 Someone who didn’t know he was feeling blue at that point in time.\u00a0 It was perfect timing on her part and I thank God for sending her to him.\u00a0 I call that Divine Intervention;\u00a0\u00a0Aaron’s a bit skeptical about that, but I’m working on him.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
So, in my opinion, it was another\u00a0good day at Magee.\u00a0\u00a0No, it was a great day!\u00a0\u00a0 As always, I ask that you continue to pray for Aaron and for his recovery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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